Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by monuments but deeds. Sometimes it needs refining; sometimes it needs amending; sometimes it needs defending. Always, it needs improving.

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Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics.

Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics.

A likely source for terrorists seeking to buy or steal nuclear materials is the former...

A likely source for terrorists seeking to buy or steal nuclear materials is the former...

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the...

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the...

Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable...

Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable...

Democracy makes us articulate our views, defend them, and refine them.

Democracy makes us articulate our views, defend them, and refine them.

President George W. Bush is the first American president to call openly for two-states, Israel...

President George W. Bush is the first American president to call openly for two-states, Israel...

U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its...

U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its...

Democracy fascinates me.

Democracy fascinates me.

So much of our attention is trained on the Middle East these days, but we...

So much of our attention is trained on the Middle East these days, but we...

Now the difficulty with those warnings is that they were not specific.

Now the difficulty with those warnings is that they were not specific.

Foreign aid is neither a failure nor a panacea. It is, instead, an important tool...

Foreign aid is neither a failure nor a panacea. It is, instead, an important tool...

For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.

For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.

We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and...

We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and...

China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.

China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.

The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it...

The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it...

Events often move faster than our ability to comprehend them.

Events often move faster than our ability to comprehend them.

You'll remember Dr. Rice said that several times: It was not a warning about the...

You'll remember Dr. Rice said that several times: It was not a warning about the...

Successful organizations, including the Military, have learned that the higher the risk, the more necessary...

Successful organizations, including the Military, have learned that the higher the risk, the more necessary...

I'd rather be called 'Sleazy' than to be identified as intelligent.

I'd rather be called 'Sleazy' than to be identified as intelligent.

In the dark room a cloud of yellow dust flew from beneath the tool like...

In the dark room a cloud of yellow dust flew from beneath the tool like...